For a first issue this book packs a mighty punch. The backstory is laid out, characters are introduced, the plot deepens, and the twists keep coming. Kyle Starks creates a world that is familiar and very realistic. The tie ins with and between the characters makes for so many interesting avenues this series can go down. Giving away who the serial killers are in the first issue seemed like an interesting choice. That is until you get to the end of the issue and realize this book is doing something different. Read Full Review

Plot
This comic begins with a chilling sequence narrating how Kristan Robertson was saved on August 27, 1989 when she escaped from the serial killer called Murder Hole Killer, who had 57 women murdered in a house deep in the woods. This killer was never discovered, and he also stopped killing after Kristan escaped.

In 2024 Kristan dies of natural causes and is named by Cece Galloway, a young woman who has a podcast about serial killers in her town, she reveals that there are currently two killers:

1.- LADYKILLER: obsessed with brunettes or women with brown hair, whom he decapitates, he currently has 41 confirmed murders.

2.- HOME INTRUDER: a killer who has the modus operandi of the real killer called Night Stalker/Richard Ramirez, he likes to lurk around houses, and those he finds open he enters and kills all those who reside there. He has 42 confirmed murders.

The comic shows the identities of both killers, Mark is the Ladykiller and Daniel is the Home Intruder. Mark is very proud of his work and decides to contact Daniel and offer him a competition to see who can achieve more murders, based on Cece's podcast.

Cece is the daughter of the former Sheriff of that town, who lives regretting not having caught the Murder Hole Killer and suffers even more knowing that there are two more killers on the loose, he lives immersed in alcohol.

This comic has a closing that will leave you breathless, Cece is the best friend of Lucinda, who is Mark's wife, who purposely invited the two to eat at the restaurant where Daniel works as a waiter... This comic promises suspense, terror and shocking twists.

Art
It has an interesting noir tone from the comics of the 1980s/1990s, where it plays with shadows and color palettes that highlight the violence of these killers, at times it is gloomy and then full of illumination, it is a roller coaster of suspense.

Summary
Using stories of real serial killers but directed at three fictional ones, this comic introduces us to a universe of serial killers who decide to compete against each other, since they are bored of always getting away with it.
Terrifying, exciting and full of twists. more